Rain will start to intensify for the region this afternoon as a low pressure along the SE coastline intensifies and begins moving north and starts to phase with northern stream energy.

Impacts:

*SNOW:* * * The system will continue to get stronger and wrap in cold air so that mountains deal with a serious snow storm with many seeing in excess of 6″ of snow and even 1 to 2 feet in some of the highest elevations from Northern WV, Far western MD, Western PA, and SW NY. As the system continues wrapping colder air in, the DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia areas could see a rain/snow mix tomorrow morning and even tomorrow evening.

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pwpf_24hr/prb_24hsnow_ge01_2012042212f048.gif

*RAIN:* Rain amounts could be 2 to 3″ along the coastal plains with 1 to 3″ along i-95 and around an inch on the immediate Piedmont of the Appalachians. This is welcome news and other than localized flooding due to poor drainage, the water table is in need of some water input.

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/d13_fill.gif

*WIND:* With such and intensifying low pressure the winds will be a factor! This could mean serious beach erosion for some, coastal flooding, and a lot of downed trees in the wet snow areas. Winds along the coast could gust to 50 mph and many will see 30 to 40 mph winds. Inland areas will see mainly 15 – 25 mph wind gusts. Prepare now with generators, flashlights, and whatever other needs you would have if power goes out.

http://www.intellicast.com/WxImages/WINDcast/usa_018.jpg?t=148

Should be a wild ride.

Earth Day Note: This last week ice levels on the planet are now above normal! Yes! ABOVE normal. As a matter of fact we have seen some of the highest ice levels ever recorded on satellites in the last several weeks! Crazy! Global warming…. where are you?

After getting rain yesterday 9isolated folks had quite a bit with showers and storms) we see a drier day with sunny skies. The temps will rebound from the 50s and 60s yesterday to the 60s and lower 70s today. Cool night and then a very nice Friday with highs reaching the mid an upper 70s.

Rain for the Weekend. Totals 2 – 4″ ….

Saturday will see temps again in the 70s but showers and storms will become common from west to east as the day progresses. temps will struggle out if the 50s and lower 60s

Sunday with rain being a good bet all day, and quite a bit too! See HPC’s outlook – http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/95e12p48iwbg_fill.gif

Cool air will start to get entrained into the system and Snows in the higher elevations could definitely be falling Sunday night into Monday morning above 2500 feet, but higher elevations of PA and NY look to get the most amounts.

Cool conditions settle in Monday and Tuesday with highs struggling into the 50s Monday and 50s to low 60s Tuesday. A warming trend looks possible later next week with highs possibly again approaching the 80 degree mark or higher.

All for now!

Temp will be very warm today and be close to 90 for many. A front will come through overnight and drop temps, but no rain and we need the rains! Temps will be much cooler tomorrow in the 70s for most. Cooler still Wednesday with highs in the Upper 60s to mid 70s which should be repeated Thursday. A bit warmer Friday with later day increasing clouds. I am hoping we see some rain Friday night and Saturday as the region is getting very below normal on rainfall and we will start to see the affects very soon without a turnaround.

All in all, a nice dry forecast for the week. Also, of note, pollen counts are about as high as you can get today! Pollen.com has the Northern VA, MD area at an 11.8 out of 12 for pollen! Accumulating pollen for sure!

Interesting article out from Justin Berk, a Baltimore area Met. http://www.examiner.com/weather-in-baltimore/baltimore-temperature-is-too-high-at-bwi-runway-asphalt-impacts-climate-record?cid=db_articles

All for now!

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Temps will likely peak this AM across the North and then fall under gusty winds. Temps will struggle to the he low and mid 60s north, but manage the 70 to 75 degree mark south.

A cold night will bring Frost and Freeze concerns to the mountains and valleys and even lower elevations of Northern VA, MD, PA, NJ. Temps in PA and some valley and mountains could hit the 20s and low 30s elsewhere in these regions. 30s elsewhere with low 40s south. Tomorrow will be the first seasonable day in weeks with highs in the 50s for the most part – closer to 50 north and upper 50s south.

We bounce back strongly Wednesday with highs soaring again to the 70s, to close to 80 south. A fairly strong front will cross the region Wednesday with the threat of severe possible based on some dynamics that will have to be watched. This will front will bring slightly cooler air again but temps will remain 5 to 10 degrees above normal.

Dry conditions after Wednesday may last through next Monday. Then we have something odd to watch Early next week – there could be a New England inland snow and a cold few days to content with.

All for now.

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Today,after morning fog, a warm and sunny day will mark the end of the truly warmer weather. Highs in the 80s.

Rain and quite a bit of it for the weekend. Highs will cool to the 60s and steady to occasionally heavy rain will fall with 1 to 3 inches fairly common. Some severe also seems possible tomorrow for most of Southern VA and NC. Rain will continue Sunday.

More later concerning severe and flood threats.

Today will feature scattered to isolated showers and some Thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 70s.

Showers and storms will continue to be a threat across the southern half of Virginia and North Carolina tomorrow, and across the VA/NC border into North Carolina all week.

High will be low and mid 70s north and mid 70s to around 80 south.

Another chance of widespread showers and storms hits Saturday.

If in the DC area the Cherry Blossoms will peak within the next 2 days (probably tomorrow).

Tomorrow at 1:14 AM ET, Astronomical Spring begins!

All for now!

…AVG TEMPS THIS METEOROLOGICAL WINTER…

DCA…43.4F RANKS 3RD WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD /BEHIND 44.6F IN 1931-32 AND 44.3F IN 1889-90.

BWI…40.7F RANKS 7TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD /45.3F IN 1931-32 IS THE WARMEST/…AND THE WARMEST WINTER SINCE 1949-50.

IAD…40.1F RANKS WARMEST ON RECORD…WHICH BREAKS THE PREVIOUS WARMEST WINTER OF 39.8F SET IN 2001-02

Anyone that is getting the easterly winds from the backdoor front is seeing a foggy start this AM. Temps have cooled to the low and mid 50s for most, but 40s showing up for areas near the ocean or bay. Highs today could be a bit cooler for folks due to the haze and fog today, but still at least 10 to 15 degrees above normal. There could be some showers over SW Virginia and western NC.

Scattered showers and storms will visit the whole region tomorrow with highs pretty close to today’s but maybe a few degrees warmer due to southerly winds. Tuesday looks to continue a chance for showers and storms to the south (southern half of VA and NC) Temps again in the 70s.

Rest of the week looks to stay in the 70s and fairly dry until Friday Night and Saturday when the next set of showers and storms could enter the area.

For the fun fact in weather today, Anchorage, AK is 3.3″ short of establishing the snowiest season on record. http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-17/news/31205384_1_snow-disposal-sites-city-crews-arctic-oscillation

All for now!

Northern VA, Central VA, MD, PA- Today and tomorrow will be pleasantly warm in the north areas with sun and highs in the upper 60s to low and mid 70s.

Southwestern VA, and areas along the NC/VA border and into NC- Highs mid 70s with a chance of shower and storms straight through tomorrow.

Showers and storms look to be area wide Monday.

Storm chance will continue over southern VA and NC Tuesday. All areas look dry then through Friday with temps ranging from about 70 north to the upper 70s south!

All still looking about 20 degrees above normal!

All for now!

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Today we will see a record setting day of high temperatures! So far in the last few days 835 record High Temperatures have been recorded. We will see many more today in the Mid Atlantic as temps spike to around 30 degrees above normal. Later this afternoon showers and storms could get going in the western areas especially west of the mountains. Overnight that spreads east and scattered showers and storms will be firing throughout Friday and into Friday evening. Temps will likely be about 10 to 15 degrees tomorrow and then maybe a few degrees cooler Saturday. Still WAY above normal. Temps will be in the low and mid 70s Saturday and in the Mid an upper 60s Sunday. Do not fret as the heat wave will continue next week as temps again soar into the 70s!

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All for now!

Jimmy